Posted by sid on December 8, 2001, at 20:18:04
In reply to Re: Have I blown all my chances?, posted by Denise528 on December 8, 2001, at 10:54:35
There is evidence that resistance builds up with ADs, but contrary to antibiotics, it is individually. Your neighbor using an antibiotic decreases your chances of having success with it. Not so with AD. Only YOUR using an AD decreases your chances of having success the next time you try to cure depression with it (the same one).
All the reason to work closely with a doctor who knows what she's doing, and especially not to self-medicate. People who go on and off meds may indeed blow their chances at some point in time. Depending on your history, you may have to stay on the med many months, even a year perhaps, after you're "doing well" in order to avoid recurrent episodes of depression for example. My doctor said I should stay on the med at least one year after we consider I'm OK because I had 2 episodes of major depression already, plus chronic depression for years. Many people stop the meds too early, againts their dorctor's advice (or because their doctor is clueless), get back into depression mode and have trouble finding something that works the next time around. All the more reasons to use ADs carefully, and not like they're Aspirin.
That being said, you will probably find something that works. But this is something to keep in mind when considering switching drugs back and forth for reasons that are not particularly serious compared to this potential long term impact.
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